Sri Chinmoy Ultra Race Results 1999 12 Hour Race Results
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------------------------------------------------------------------------�---�------ Vol 14. No.4 December 1999 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ h n r r l lia's t�p f emale �ltra r�nn�r, se�n ere featuring at h �b � � h h t e � t!��: 2: A�: � �t�ace, w1 t an outng t wmmng distance of 228.680km. Official publicalion of !he Auslmlian Ullra Runners' . Associalion lncorporaleu. Regislered office: 4 Viclmy Slrecl, Mileham 3132 Vicloria Australia Ph: (03) 9874 2501 Fax: (03) 9873 3223 e-nmil: [email protected] CONTENTS EDITORIAL 3 AUSTRALIAN ULTRA CALENDAR 4-7 STOP PRESS re. AUSTRALIAN 6 DAY RACE AT COLAC 2000 7 ARTICLES re. RECENT SOLO RUNS across Australia 7 -16 RACE ADVERTISEMENTS IAU 100km World Challenge, Holland 17 FirstUltra of the New Millennium, 6 Hour Track Race, SA 18-19 First New Millennium Ultra Marathon45 Km Walk, Q'ld 20 Coastal Classic 12 Hour Track Run/Walk, NS W 21 -22 AURA Bogong to Hotham TrainRun, Vic 23-24 AURA Mansfield to Mt.Buller, 50kmRoad Race, Vic 25- 26 Sri Chinmoy /AURA Australian National 100kmChamps., ACT 27 Wy-Wurry 3 Day Walk, Q'ld 28-29 CabooltureHistorical Village Dusk to Dawn 6 & 12 Hour Run/Walk 30-31 IAU Nanango Shire Intemational 1000Miles Track Champs, Q'ld 32-34 AURA Dam Trail 50km,Vic 35-36 Coburg 24 I 12 /6 Hour & Relay Track Carnival 2000, Vic 37 King & Queen of Mt. Mee 50km Road Race, Q' Id 38-39 RACE RESULTS & REPORTS 100km World Championships France 1999 40-41 Aust. & Q' Id 48Hour & Q' Id 24 Hour Track Championships 42-46 Sri Chinmoy National 24 Hour Track Championships, SA 47-49 Austn. Race Walkers 24 Hour Walk, Coburg, Vic. 50-51 GlasshouseMountains 100Mile & 50 Mile Train Runs, Q'ld 52-56 Coburg 6 Hour Ultra Track Championship , Vic 56 Gippsland Water Austn. 100kmRoad Championship, Vic 57- 59 1999Australian 6 Day Race at Colac, Vic 60-61 RainbowBeach Trail Run / Walk, Q'ld 62 ARTICLES: "A Visit froma Legend (Kouros), a Record by an EmergingStar'' reprinted from 'Ultrarunning, Nov'99 issue) 63-6 6 " The Comrades" reprintedfrom "The Blister'' July- Sept'99 67 "1999 AustralianUltra Running Survey" by Phil Essam 68-70 "Controversyat the InternationalAssoc of Ultrarunners" (IA U) 70 "Introductionto Multi-D ay Events" by Malcolm Campbell 71 "Preparingfor a 1000Miles Race" by Dan Coffey 71- 75 "Alcohol and Running" by John Bryant 76-77 " Philosophy on Life"by Franz Stampfl (now deceased) "Pulmonary Emboli: A Personal Struggle"by Bruce Boyd 7877 " How to Get and Stay Healthy" by Jay Hodde 79- 80 "Brent Weigner: ultrason all seven continents" 80 INTERNATIONALRESULTS & COMMENTARY: Sept '99 by Andy Milroy (reprinted from 'Ultrarunning') 81- 82 Oct'99 by Andy Milroy ( " " " ) 83 Nov '99by Andy Milroy ( " " " ) - 84 Dec '99by Andy Milroy ( " " " ) 85 - Bb WORLD AGE GROUP RECORDS Reprinted from Ultramarathon World & compiled by Andy Milroy 87-91 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION 92 EDITORIAL Those of you who subscribe to the Australian version of Runners World would have been pleased to see the article on the incomparable Graham "Mountain Man" Kerruish, also in the same magazine was a beautifulphoto on pages 6 and 7 of Cradle Mountain; If you haven't yet tackled the Cradle Mountain run then this photo should inspire you to make the trip to Tasmania as soon as possible. Overseas we had Tim Sloan taking fourthplace outright in the US 100km Championships, Yiannis Kouros winning tJleUS 24 hour Championships and the usual group of Sydney Striders running at the Comrades Marathon in South Africa. At the time of writing, the Colac Six Day Race is being conducted forthe last time, it is a shame to see an event with such a long and unique history disappear fromthe calendar. Another event that may also disappear is the 24/48 hour event in Maryborough [Qld], I was fortunate enough to be at the Maryborough event this year and I thought it was very well organised, particularly when you consider that a small town like Maryborough is not flushedwith state of the art facilities. I was recently doing "point duty" at the Melbourne Marathon and it was good to see several old ultranuts still having a run. Ron Hill, Brickley Hepburn,Jeff Visser and Bob Fickel [although a little slower these days] w,erejust some of the familiar old facesthat I saw. For those of you who have had your head in the sand, there are a number of runners running either around, across or all over Australia. Pat Farmer and Gary Parsons are both getting publicity but we have recently heard that John Moyle is doing something similar and Frenchman, Serge Girard, has just completed a Perth to Sydney run. These runners have accomplished incredible achievements doing things that capture the imagination of the non runningpublic which is great forthe sport of Ultrarunning. As a purist [ conservative, maybe] I must say that I have somewhat of a problem with the way in which the term "world record" is flippantlyapplied to the various self appointed categories that seem to emerge in solo runs. Both John and Gary are claiming world records forthe longest distance run which makes me wonder what ever happened to Englishman, Robert Garside, who ran into Adelaide in November 1998 claiming the same record on route to a planned 68,000km which was to finish in 2001. Has anyone heard of Robert in the past 12 months? I had a chance meeting with Gordon Burrowes at the local swimming pool a fewdays ago and he had been followingboth Gary and Pat with his computer and he has given me an interesting comparison on their respective runs that appears in this issue. When it comes to putting this magazine together, alzheimers and old age are really setting in. At Dot Browne's place last week I decided that I had better get my glasses because I was having trouble reading, only to discover that I had locked both my glasses and car keys in the car. "Have you got a coat hangar, Dot?" I asked. "Sure" she replied as she pulled a coat of the rack and promptly placed the coat hangar on the chair and handed me the coat ! ! ! How on earth do you break into a car with a coat???????????? Kevin Cassidy (Co-editor's comment: Get stuffed Kev !) And to all you ultra fanaticsout there..... Have a great Christmas and don't let that office party, staff break-up, kinder nativity play, school carols' night, Christmas dinner, street party, visits to Mum, New Year's Eve celebrations, family holiday, or other such inconsequentials get in the way of training, your No. I priority remember! Basically, stay fitand staysafe. With undying infection from Kev and me. Regards Dot. 5. ULTRA CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR 1999 Dec 4 BRUNY ISLAND JETTY TO LIGHTHOUSE , TAS. 64km Enjoy the ferry trip to the start, then the fantasticocean and rural scenery as you run along nice quiet roads. A weekend away for family and friends. An event for solos and teams. ContactMark Hey, Ultra Tasmania, 7 Hone Road, Rosetta, Tas 7010 or phone (03) 62 727233 (H) Own start time to finish by 3. 00pm. Dec 12 GOLD COAST - KURRAWA SURF CLUB (BROADBEACH) TO POINT DANGER & RETURN, S0KMS. Flatcourse along roads & paths adjoining the Gold Coast beachfront. Start time 5.00am. ContactEric Markham, Unit 2, 62 Hill A venue, Burleigh Heads 4220, Q'ld Ph. (07) 5527 1363 (w). email: [email protected]. A Gold Coast Runners Club event. $30 entry fee Dec31 FIRST ULTRA OF THE NEW MILLENIUM - 6 HOUR TRACK RUN/WALK, SOUTH AUST., ElizabethAthletics Track, Mofflin Reserve, Elizabeth, SA. Check in at 11.00pm for a midnight start. Finish 6.00am. BYO lapscorers, crew, food, drinks. $50 entry fee.Contact Phil Essam, 19 LuringaClose, Craigmore, 5114 SA, Ph. (08) 828 70325 or email [email protected]. 2000 Jan 2 FIRST NEW MILLENIUM ULTRA-MARATHON 45KM WALK, Wamuran, Q'ld/ , Conducted by the Qld Ultra-Runners / Walkers Club Inc, Contact Ron Grant, Bellmere Convenience Store, Bellmere Rd, Caboolture 4510, Ph. (07) 5498 9965 (W). Start times subject to handicapping to finish at noon , start/finish at Wamuran Bakery, D'Aguilar Highway, Wamuran, 7.5km out & back loop course. $5.00 entry. Jan 8 COASTAL CLASSIC 12 HOUR TRACK RUN / WALK, NSW,West Gosford at AdcockPark, PacificHi ghway, West Gosford on a 400m fully surveyed grass track. $35 entry , 7.30pm start, Contact Gosford Athletic Track, Coastal Classic, P.O. Box 1062, Gosford 2250, NSW. Include SSAE for confirmation of entry, or phone Frank Overton (02) 4323 1710 (h) or Paul Thompson (02) 9683 6024 (H) Mobile 0412 250995 Email address [email protected]. Entries close 31/12/99 Jan 9 AURA BOGONG TO HO'.f.flAM, VfC. 60km mountaintrail run, a tough event with 3,000m of climb, 6.15arn start at Mountain Creek PicnicGround. 3,000m climb! Phone Geoff Hook, (03) 9808 9739, entries close 22nd Dec, 1999. No entrieson the day. Jan 23. AURA MANSFIEJ.,p 'fQ M'f.BU:J.,J.,�R - 50 KM ROAD RACE, VIC. $15 entry, 7am start. Clo�jn.gdate: 14th Jan4ifry, 2000. Entry forms available from Peter Armistead, 26 William,.Street, Frankston 3199, phone (03) 9781 4305 or Dot Browne, 4 Victory Stre�t, i\1i�ham3132 (03) 9874-2501(H) oi:- Fax (03) 9873-3223 Feb 5/lcJ 6 or 12 HOUR RUN, WAJ.,K & RELAY Q'LD, Caboolture Historic Village, Beerburrum Road, Caboolture, gravel road, smooth surface, certified 500m track, Q'ld. Entries to :Race Director Peter Lewis, 13 Timberidge Court, Wamuran 4512, Ph (07) 5496 6437. Enterby 5th February , 6pm start, $20 entry fee forQURC members, $25 non-members Feb 5 CRADLE MOUNTAIN TRAIL RUN, TAS, 6am start at the northernend of Cradle Mountain/Lake St.Clair National Park, finishesat Cynthea Bay at southern end of the park.